Instructinal Technlgy and Distance Learning Services Office f Technlgy and Distance Learning Intrductin t Laulima Fr infrmatin cntact: Cindy Yamaguchi, Media Specialist Technlgy-Mediated Instructinal Supprt Office f Technlgy and Distance Learning University f Hawaii at Hil cynthiae@hawaii.edu 933-3226
TABLE OF CONTENTS Intrductin... 3 Gals... 3 Preliminary Infrmatin... 3 Exercise: Lgging n t Laulima... 4 Unit 1: My Wrkspace... 4 Exercise 1: Accessing a Curse... 4 Exercise 2: Publishing/Unpublishing Yur Curse... 5 Hmepage... 5 Hmepage Quickstart... 5 Unit 2: Default Curse Tls... 6 Annuncements... 6 Annuncements Quickstart... 6 Discussin and Private Messages... 7 Discussin Private Messages Quickstart... 7 Resurces... 8 Resurces Quickstart... 8 Site Inf Tl... 9 Site Inf Quickstart Add/Delete curse Tls... 9 Site Inf Quickstart Edit/Mve curse Tls... 9 Site Inf Quickstart Adding Participants t Yur Curse... 10 Helpful Resurces:... 10 Page 2 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima INTRODUCTION This mdule is designed t prvide an intrductin t Laulima and sme f it s mre cmmnly used tls. Fr infrmatin abut ther tls available, click n the Help link lcated in the curse menu within Laulima. This learning guide is intended t serve as a reference upn the cmpletin f the mdule. GOALS After this wrkshp is cmplete, the user will have learned abut the fllwing areas and tls within Laulima: My Wrkspace Hmepage Annuncements Discussins and Private Messages Resurces Site Inf PRELIMINARY INFORMATION Laulima is UH's name, r branding, fr Sakai. Laulima will take ver as the system s nly nline curse delivery system after the WebCT cntract expires n September 30, 2008. Supprted Brwsers: Windws Internet Explrer 6.0 and newer Netscape 8.x and newer Mzilla Firefx Safari (hwever, HTML editr des nt wrk at this time) Macintsh Netscape 7.1 and newer Mzilla Firefx Safari (hwever, HTML editr des nt wrk at this time) Other platfrms Netscape 7.1 and newer Mzilla Firefx Safari (hwever, HTML editr des nt wrk at this time) Terms used within this mdule: Curse Tabs Tabs lcated acrss the tp f the windw. Prvides access t all registered curses yu are taking OR teaching Menu Bar - Tls (text links) lcated n the LEFT f the windw Page 3 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima EXERCISE: LOGGING ON TO LAULIMA 1. Open the brwser f yur chice. 2. In the URL address r lcatin field, enter the Laulima server address: https://laulima.hawaii.edu/prtal. 3. In the tp right-hand crner f the brwser windw, click n the Lgin link. 4. Enter yur UH user ID and passwrd, then click the Lgin buttn. The My Wrkspace screen will pen. UNIT 1: MY WORKSPACE My Wrkspace is a passwrd-prtected area that functins as a private area fr every user. When yu lg in, yu are autmatically lgged int yur My Wrkspace. By default, Message f the Day and My Wrkspace Infrmatin text areas cntain annuncements and infrmatin frm the system administratr such as any expected dwntimes r Laulima updates. There is a default set f Tls available in the Curse Menu within My Wrkspace that lets users manage their wn private area: Prfile - can be edited t prvide infrmatin abut the user. Schedule - create a calendar schedule as well as view events fr all registered curses. Resurces - uplad persnal files. Annuncements - view annuncements fr all curses. Preferences - chse hw curse ntificatins are received and custmize curse tabs. Frm My Wrkspace yu can jump t all registered curses yu are taking OR teaching by using the curse tabs (lcated at the tp f the screen) OR using text links inside the Membership tl area. EXERCISE 1: ACCESSING A COURSE 1. In the My Wrkspace area, frm the curse tabs at the tp f the page, click n the name f the curse yu wish t access. Yu can als click n the -mre- link t chse a curse that is nt shwing in a tab. The curse s Hmepage appears. 2. On the Hmepage, n the left-hand side f the screen, ntice the menu bar and the links t tls that are available by default. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the curse yu chse is being ffered in the current semester yu may need t unpublish yur curse. This is because certain tls, such as Private Messages, send ntificatins t students UH email when new messages are created and yu may nt wish fr students t get ntificatins f any practice messages, etc. that yu create while experimenting with Laulima. T unpublish yur site, cmplete Exercise 2 f this unit as fllws: Page 4 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima EXERCISE 2: PUBLISHING/UNPUBLISHING YOUR COURSE 1. Click n Site Inf in the menu bar. 2. Click the Manage Access link at the tp f the tl. 3. Under the Site Status heading, check r uncheck the Publish Site checkbx. 4. Click the Update buttn. HOMEPAGE On the Hme page f each curse, yu will see areas fr adding general infrmatin (e.g., Wrksite Infrmatin) and ntificatins fr any new pstings taking place in any f the cmmunicatin tls (e.g., Recent Annuncements, Messages and Frums Ntificatins, and Recent Chat Messages) yu added t the curse. Uses fr Hmepage include: Shwing the title and a descriptin f yur curse under Wrksite Infrmatin. Prviding student guidance that can be updated n a regular basis thrugh the semester. Ntifying students f imprtant events thrugh an annuncement. HOMEPAGE QUICKSTART On the Hmepage, under the header Wrksite Infrmatin, click n Optins link. Type a new title inside the Title textbx Enter specific text inside the Descriptin textbx. Click the Update buttn. Page 5 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima UNIT 2: DEFAULT COURSE TOOLS By default, yur instructinal curses will already have a grup f tls available in the menu bar lcated n the left-hand side f the screen. They are: Annuncements. Discussin and Private Messages Resurces Site Inf Help These tls (with the exceptin f Hme, Site Inf, and Help) can be deleted, edited, and mved based n desired curse structure and student learning paths. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Annuncements tl is used t infrm site participants abut current items f interest. Annuncements can have multiple attachments, such as dcuments r URLs. Once a new annuncement is created it will shw under the Annuncements area n the Hmepage. Uses fr Annuncements include: Sending messages t the entire class. Uplading a file fr the week s class s student can read it befre class time. Reminding students f an imprtant event, such as an exam r prject due date. ANNOUNCEMENTS QUICKSTART Click n Annuncements in the menu bar. Click the Add link at the tp f tl. Type in a title in the Annuncement title textbx. Type annuncement details in the HTML editr. Nte: the editr is like Micrsft Wrd with similar frmatting buttns such as Bld, Italics, Fnt, etc. Step 5: Select Availability (Shw, Hide, r Make available during a specific timeframe). Step 6: Click the Add Annuncement buttn. Page 6 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima DISCUSSION AND PRIVATE MESSAGES This particular Discussin allws structured cnversatins that are rganized int categries, frums, and then tpics. Site participants can pst replies t a tpic in a "flat" discussin frmat, hwever, this tl des nt allw fr replies t a reply, knwn as a "threaded" discussin. If yu want threaded discussins yu will want t use the Discussin tl (this tl is nt cvered in this mdule; fr mre infrmatin click n the Help link frm within Laulima). As the instructr, yu can als chse whether r nt t allw site participants t pst their wn discussin tpics. Private messages allws fr sending private messages t selected curse members. It can be used in place f an Email tl. Uses fr Discussins and Private Messages include: Prviding students with an asynchrnus frm f cmmunicatin fr weekly r chapter tpics (Discussin). Using fr Online ffice hurs (Private Messages). Creating a Q&A r FAQ (Frequently Asked Questins) area. DISCUSSION PRIVATE MESSAGES QUICKSTART Click n Discussin and Private Messages in the menu bar. Click the Manage link at the tp f the tl. T add a new Categry like the defaults Main and Other (ex: Weekly Debate): 1. In the left-hand bx, under Frum Admin, click Categries. 2. Click Insert new and enter a name fr the categry 3. Click the Update buttn T add a new Frum (ex: Chapter 1): 1. In the left-hand bx, under Frum Admin, click Frum. 2. Click Insert new and enter a name fr the new frum. 3. Select its categry frm the drp-dwn list. 4. Chse desired settings. 5. Click the Update buttn Step 5: Step 6: In the left-hand bx, under Administratin, click Discussin List. Enter a Discussin Categry/Frum and click New tpic. Step 7: Type in a Subject and Message. Step 8 Click the Submit buttn. Page 7 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima RESOURCES Instructrs can share many kinds f materials with members f the curse s Resurces area. Each user als has his/her wn private Resurces area in My Wrkspace. Yu can uplad files (e.g., wrd prcessing dcuments, spreadsheets, slide presentatins, and vides), as well as create and pst HTML (web) pages and simple text dcuments, and share links t useful web sites. Resurces items can be rganized int flders, and yu can cntrl which grups r types f users can access and add t different flders. Als, yu can shw r hide an item at any time, and set a start and/r end time fr its availability. WARNING: By default students are able t see everything in yur curse s Resurces flder. Thus, yu may want t hide thse files r flders yu d nt wish them t see r access. Uses fr Resurces include: Organizing and delivering class materials in a Cntent Mdule-type layut. Creating resurce flders accessible nly by specific grups. Psting weekly readings with links t external websites. RESOURCES QUICKSTART Step 5: Step 6: Click n Resurces in the menu bar. T the right f yur curse flder, frm the Add drp-dwn list, select Create Flders. Type in a title fr the flder Click the Create Flders Nw buttn T the right f the new flder, frm the Add drp-dwn list, select Uplad Files. Click the Brwse buttn, navigate and select file, then click the Open buttn. Nte: Yu can nly uplad 60MB wrth f files at ne time. Step 7: Enter a name in Display Name. Step 8 Click the Uplad Files Nw buttn. Page 8 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima SITE INFO TOOL In additin t allwing yu t publish r unpublish yur site as yu saw earlier in Unit 1, the Site Inf tl als prvides infrmatin abut the instructinal curse yu are currently in. As an instructr, yu can use this tl t make changes t infrmatin abut yur site, what tls will be available, and cntrl student/guest access. Uses fr Site Inf include: Adding, deleting, editing, r mving curse tls. Adding a guest speaker as a site participant. SITE INFO QUICKSTART ADD/DELETE COURSE TOOLS Step 5: Click n Site Inf in the menu bar. Click the Edit Tls link at the tp f the tl. Check the bxes next t the tls that yu wish t add t yur menu bar, OR uncheck the bx if yu are remving a tl. Click the Cntinue buttn. Click the Finish buttn. SITE INFO QUICKSTART EDIT/MOVE COURSE TOOLS Click n Site Inf in the menu bar. Click the Page Order link at the tp f the tl. T re-rder the tl Select the tl with yur muse, drag it t the desired lcatin, and drp it in place. T rename the tl Click n the pencil icn next t the tl and enter a new name. T hid r reveal the tl Click n the light bulb icn. Click the Save buttn. Page 9 f 10 As f 5/28/08
Intrductin t Laulima SITE INFO QUICKSTART ADDING PARTICIPANTS TO YOUR COURSE Click n Add Participants. In the Username(s) textbx, type the user s UHH user ID (withut @hawaii.edu). NOTE: In the future, if yu wish t add participants withut an fficial UH user ID (such as a guest speaker), use the "Guest(s) Email Address (external participants, e.g. jde@yah.cm)" textbx by entering their email address. If adding multiple guest accunts add them ne per line. Step 5: Under "Participant Rles," leave it as it is defaulted (e.g., "Assign all participants t the same rle"), and then click the Cntinue buttn. Chse the apprpriate rle radi buttn, and then click the Cntinue buttn. On the next page, yu have the ptin t autmatically send me an email t ntify the user that they ve been added t yur curse. Select the apprpriate radi buttn fr this participant, and then click the Cntinue buttn. IMPORTANT NOTE: If this is a guest participant DO send them an email as it will cntain their Laulima-assigned passwrd infrmatin t which yu d nt have access! Step 6: Cnfirm that the infrmatin is crrect, and then click the Finish buttn. The mdule is cmplete. HELPFUL RESOURCES: Fr assistance, call me at 933-3226, send email t cynthiae@hawaii.edu, r cme by the Instructinal Technlgy Lab in UCB 120. Lab hurs: Mnday thrugh Friday, 8:00 t 5:00 (usually clsed frm nn t 1:00). Instructinal Technlgy and Distance Learning Services (IT & DLS) website - http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/tdl/supprt/ Laulima Manuals - http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/laulima_manuals.htm Laulima Tutrials - http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/laulima_tutrials.htm Laulima FAQs - http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/laulima_faq.htm Laulima @ UHH Cmmunity Weblg This blg is intended t prvide up-t-date infrmatin. http://weblg.uhh.hawaii.edu/weblg/laulima/ itech-l@hawaii.edu - email address t cntact Laulima administratrs at Mana. Page 10 f 10 As f 5/28/08